Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Meskhetian Psephellus

Andrena humilis compared with Psephellus meskheticus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Meskhetian Psephellus is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Meskhetian Psephellus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Psephellus
Species	Andrena humilis	Psephellus meskheticus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Meskhetian Psephellus

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Meskhetian Psephellus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Meskhetian Psephellus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

The Buff-Tailed Mining Bee (Andrena humilis) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.